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Chillagoe-Mungana Caves National Park Discovery Guide Greg Watson Greg © Chillagoe Smelters Chillagoe car park. car Access from Donna Cave Cave Donna from Access tour. a doing safely from you prevent roosting in dark crevices. crevices. dark in roosting flexibility may may flexibility of lack or pain back breath, of shortness formations and bats bats and formations heights, pain when climbing steps, heart conditions, conditions, heart steps, climbing when pain heights, passages and low overhangs. Claustrophobia, fear of of fear Claustrophobia, overhangs. low and passages will reveal intricate cave cave intricate reveal will flights of stairs, very steep ladder-type steps, narrow narrow steps, ladder-type steep very stairs, of flights where your torchlight torchlight your where Caves can be challenging. 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Glimpse darting bats, spot ancient marine marine ancient spot bats, darting Glimpse lamps. hand-held Explore a labyrinth of passages and 11 lofty caverns with with caverns lofty 11 and passages of labyrinth a Explore from Donna Cave car park. car Cave Donna from Access 1.3km return (1.5hr), easy/moderate grade easy/moderate (1.5hr), return 1.3km breath and marvel at the beauty of this underground world. world. underground this of beauty the at marvel and breath Royal Arch 1.30pm Arch Royal down large boulders into an open chamber. Catch your your Catch chamber. open an into boulders large down Squeeze through a dark, narrow crevice and scramble scramble and crevice narrow dark, a through Squeeze with 250 very steep ladder-like steps). steps). ladder-like steep very 250 with Lisa (visitor) Lisa 300m return (about 20min), difficult grade difficult 20min), (about return 300m 140 steps from Donna Cave car park. Inside cave: 230m walk walk 230m cave: Inside park. car Cave Donna from steps 140 experience here. experience Bauhinia Cave Bauhinia stalactites, bathed in spotlights. (To cave: 300m track with with track 300m cave: (To spotlights. in bathed stalactites, can have a very special special very a have can You knowledgeable. Be delighted by the ‘chandelier’, a spectacular cluster of of cluster spectacular a ‘chandelier’, the by delighted Be tour is adventurous and the rangers are very very are rangers the and adventurous is tour 15km from Chillagoe. from 15km Explore a steel catwalk encircling a huge mass of limestone. limestone. of mass huge a encircling catwalk steel a Explore The caves are full of nature’s magnificence, the the magnificence, nature’s of full are caves The tunnels. Access from The Archways car park in Mungana, Mungana, in park car Archways The from Access tunnels. 830m return (45min), moderate grade moderate (45min), return 830m surprised by sudden shafts of sunlight and many shadowy shadowy many and sunlight of shafts sudden by surprised Chillagoe Rangers Chillagoe Trezkinn Cave 11am Cave Trezkinn about Chillagoe. about Ramble though this semi-open cave system and be be and system cave semi-open this though Ramble limestone caves and find out what’s really special special really what’s out find and caves limestone steps). steps). like - ladder 220m return (about 30min), easy grade easy 30min), (about return 220m Pompeii Cave Join us on ranger-guided tours of stunning stunning of tours ranger-guided on us Join car park. Inside cave: 470m walk with 330 very steep steep very 330 with walk 470m cave: Inside park. car The Archways The © Greg Watson cave: 180m walk with 50 steps from Donna Cave Cave Donna from steps 50 with walk 180m cave: (To Take care, especially after rain. after especially care, Take mining heritage. mining surprising cave decorations illuminated in the darkness. darkness. the in illuminated decorations cave surprising limestone outcrops and discover the region’s fascinating fascinating region’s the discover and outcrops limestone surfaces. loose uneven and overhangs low boulders, world. Discover enchanting columns, sparkling crystals and and crystals sparkling columns, enchanting Discover world. above ground, explore the savannah landscape dotted with with dotted landscape savannah the explore ground, above person. Be prepared to encounter steep slopes, large large slopes, steep encounter to prepared Be person. Descend through a narrow cave entrance into a hidden hidden a into entrance cave narrow a through Descend grand caverns and exquisite limestone formations, then, then, formations, limestone exquisite and caverns grand 830m return (1hr), moderate grade moderate (1hr), return 830m sturdy footwear and go with at least one other other one least at with go and footwear sturdy Venture deep into a mysterious underground world of of world underground mysterious a into deep Venture Donna Cave 9am Cave Donna Carry at least two torches, a first-aid kit, water, and and water, kit, first-aid a torches, two least at Carry Park National You need to be fit and well-prepared. well-prepared. and fit be to need You in advance in Hub. The from tickets your for pay and Book Chillagoe–Mungana Caves Caves Chillagoe–Mungana There are several caves you can explore without a guide. guide. a without explore can you caves several are There Ranger-guided tours run daily (except Christmas Day). Day). Christmas (except daily run tours Ranger-guided Explore a self-guided cave self-guided a Explore tour cave your Choose Welcome to Welcome Donna Cave © Tourism Tropical North Qld Queensland National Parks Getting to the park Caring for the park From Cairns: 215km (3hr) via Mareeba and Dimbulah along • Enjoy watching wildlife but don’t be tempted to feed, the Burke Developmental Road (some unsealed sections in chase or scare them. Chillagoe– last 32km, suitable for 2WDs). • In the caves, avoid touching the cave formations. Natural acids in your skin can damage them. From Atherton: 179km (2.5hr) via Mareeba and Dimbulah • At rock art sites, avoid raising dust and don’t touch the Mungana Caves along Burke Development Road (some unsealed sections in rock imagery. Rock art sites are irreplaceable and last 32km, suitable for 2WDs). easily damaged. National Park From Undara: 200km (3hr) via Gulf Developmental Road, • Please take your rubbish with you. No rubbish bins provided. Ootaan Road and Burke Developmental Road (mostly unsealed, 4WDs recommended). Cave tour tickets Before you set out, check road conditions at For cave tour bookings phone (07) 4094 7111 qldtraffic.qld.gov.au or phone 13 19 40. or book online at qld.gov.au/ChillagoeCaves For email enquiries: Scan to book Getting around the park [email protected] a tour From Chillagoe Hub to: Collect tickets from the Chillagoe Hub, 21–23 Queen Street, Chillagoe (cash, EFTPOS and payment cards accepted). Drive west on Queen Street; cross Opening hours: 8am–3.30pm, everyday except Chillagoe Creek; turn left onto Royal Arch Cave Christmas Day. Bolwarra Road; drive 4.3km on unsealed road to car park. Further information Donna Cave and Drive west on Queen Street; turn qld.gov.au/NationalParks Balancing Rock left into Frew Street; follow the road including Pompeii, out of town; cross a cattle grid; qld.gov.au/ParkAlerts Bauhinia and (access, closures and conditions) Trezkinn caves follow signs to car parks. Scan to check qldnationalparks park alerts Drive west on Queen Street; cross Chillagoe Creek; continue 15km @QldParks; #QldParks The Archways, west on Burke Developmental Road; This brochure is also available online Mungana turn right where signposted; drive 2km on gravel road past Mungana at qld.gov.au/ParkBrochures rock art site to car park. Drive west on Queen Street; cross Chillagoe Creek; turn right Chillagoe where signposted; follow signs on Smelters unsealed road to car park, 2.3km ©State of Queensland 2020. from town. Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service, Department of Environment and Science. Bp1794 November 2020, accurate at the time of printing. Printed on eco-friendly paper to save energy and resources. Photo (front): Donna Cave © Tourism Tropical North Qld. Tourism Tropical North Qld North Tropical Tourism © Donna Cave Donna car park. car Access from Donna Cave Cave Donna from Access tour. a doing safely from you prevent roosting in dark crevices. crevices. dark in roosting flexibility may may flexibility of lack or pain back breath, of shortness formations and bats bats and formations heights, pain when climbing steps, heart conditions, conditions, heart steps, climbing when pain heights, passages and low overhangs. Claustrophobia, fear of of fear Claustrophobia, overhangs. low and passages will reveal intricate cave cave intricate reveal will flights of stairs, very steep ladder-type steps, narrow narrow steps, ladder-type steep very stairs, of flights where your torchlight torchlight your where Caves can be challenging. Chillagoe caves include many many include caves Chillagoe challenging. be can Caves Explore a dark passage passage dark a Explore Am I able to do a cave tour? cave a do to able I Am filled cleft in the rock. rock. the in cleft filled steep slope into a boulder- a into slope steep Clamber down a short short a down Clamber 300 steps and low overhangs). low and steps 300 50min), difficult grade difficult 50min), walk from Royal Arch car park.
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